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Is Stephen Fry the de facto Queen of England?
Anyone would believe the two best industries in Britain today are ceremonial biscuit tins and reams of bunting, says Jack Faulkner
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Loewe to Spanish youth: You’re all fucking idiots. What?
Luxury brand portrays young Spaniards as rich twits – despite 47% youth unemployment. Young Spaniards hit back. Eduardo Cassina applauds
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Martin Scorsese’s Bleu de Chanel ad is breathtakingly awful
The extraordinary naffness of Scorsese’s perfume commercial psychologically traumatises Louise Markey
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Why aren’t more ads like Nike’s Kobe System?
Jess Bennett: Nike’s hilarious Kobe System commercials steal a page from the book Nike itself wrote 20 years ago – celebrity self-mockery. Bonus content: ridiculous chart!
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Yes, Wes Anderson’s car ads are sellouts. Here’s why
The media fell over themselves saying Wes Anderson’s car ads are full of ‘integrity’. They’re wrong, writes Christopher Michael
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The big new Guardian ad ‘The Three Little Pigs’ – reviewed
A Guardian insider gives us the scoop on ‘The Three Little Pigs’ – its first ad in 16 years – and concludes it’s a huge gamble
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Is Budweiser’s Super Bowl flashmob hockey ad offside?
A heartwarming stunt in a rec-league hockey game scores a game-winning goal for Budweiser. Is it churlish to ask for a video review?
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When ads mock ads
The cliched ads that mock ad cliches
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WikiLeaks’ infuriating Mastercard parody ad
Julian Assange claims he’s changed the world? That IS priceless
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Ditch the Fitch, Sitch
What Abercrombie & Fitch’s PR stunt with Jersey Shore reveals about the true nature of reality TV
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The Michael Bayification of Republican ads
Pow! Kablam! Rick Perry! Pete Smiley on the Republicans’ best frame-fucking ads
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Boil Japan! How Cup Noodle commercialised the tsunami … and won
Piggyback on the horrifying Japanese earthquake to sell instant noodles? Impossible, right? Watch – and marvel
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Ron Paul’s Big Dog ad makes me hungry
Jamie Thomson: Ron Paul’s TAKING OUT all those USELESS government departments and replacing them with … THREE 100% beef patties
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When shampoo brands go Hitler
Arrest this brand, its Hitler hairdo is making me feel ill
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Airbrushed 80s celebrities lipsynching on a virtual beach? Yes: it’s the best worst ad ever
Gylne Tider’s Let It Be has got to be the weirdest ad ever made for a TV show
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Wodka Vodka’s “escort-hooker” ad isn’t that offensive. But it’s still a huge mistake
The vodka maker follows up its “Christmas quality, Hanukkah pricing” with an equally stupid ad that narrows its market even further
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Mannequin robot, will you be my Valentine?
Interactive humanoid marketing isn’t really about sexy robot salespeople. It’s way creepier than that
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Super Bowl 2012 ads: nostalgic for nostalgia
A look back at the Super Bowl 2012 commercials’ look back at looking back